The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-03
TIE work OF The Mncnlne.

ii there is a surplus in the treasury
it would be a great blessing for the
children to get some part of it.
The utterance of this sentiment by
the governor has put the machine in
motion-hornets about his head, buzz
saws cutting him to pieces, curses loud
and long, treason to the party, no
democrat And pray, what about?
Why, he wants school-houses, wants
teachers and wants them paid
actually wants some Of the surplus in
the treasury to educate the children.
Seriously, and we put it to the de
mocracy OF the state: Can the demo
cratic party stand any such lunacy in
/ its leaders as this? The men who
make this assault are not republicans
They are men who set themselves up
as democrats; indeed, avsw then
claims to leadership by sitting in judg-
ment on the democratic governor and
reading him out of the party.
Here is the style of this warfare
Sperking OF the governor, the Ameri
can says;
But it is the height OF impudence for the dee
larations OF such man, made in open defiance
of his party platform, and in open defiance L
his own declarations upon the stump, to be helC
up as representing the people he misrepresents
And especially is this the case where the repre-
sentatiyes OF the people N the Legislature hav'
expressly and emphatcally repudiated the doc
trine which he has set before them, and hav
refused when asked, to endorse them.
Every conceivable device, every pre-
tense, and strained and forced con
structions are resorted to by men whC
pretend to be democrats to discredi
and break down ournew governor, ant
all because he believes and says i
would be a great blessing to the chill
dren of this country to get some POI
E ton OF this surplus money in the treas
ury, if there is a surplus. We repea
we emphasize it--what is to becom
of the party il such policy, such pei
: sonal animosities toward a chose
! leader are to rule among leaders an
the poison be disseminated among til
= people? We put the question plainly
bluntly. What is to become of pa,
Vt ty-the democratic party, fyou pleas
t. If chosen governor, man VIII
h has given his manhood to the part,
. is to be held up to ridicule and COZ
=, tempt for advocating the use Of publ
II money-the peoples money, in I'll
L treasury by mistake-for purposes
education?
Such an effort to break down II
man placed in command by the voi(
s OF the people was never before mac
in Tennessee. Not only the Amerco
is doing its best to prejudice the pc
J.. pie against the governor, but the Co
. rier-J0urnal keeps man at Nashyil
N who daily labors by fiction and fanC
n to belittle the governor OF Tennessee
The young men Of Tennessee p,
-, Bob Taylor in this high office. H
" life and services endeared the Poop
y of the State to him. The electic
i over, he modestly says "Gentleme
-. - | will hear what you have to say.
=, am democrat, and 50 are you, but
y, to your demands, am obliged to sa
- am Governor.
This was regarded as treason to u
machine, and at once eternal We
geance was sworn against the Go
ernor.
W Let the people, the young men {
h pecially, realize that Gov. Taylor is
- man OF the people, with intelligen
y and courage to be Of great service
the State, and that the party will be
? progressive democratic party und
a his administration. - Union.